NHTSA Complaint #10100302 — 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU

2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT VIN # [XXX] - ODOMETER READING 4320 MILES - VEHICLE PURCHASED 1/31/04. DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO NDICATED A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. IMMEDIATE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING - HUSBAND ABLE TO PULL OFF WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY INTO A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE DRIVEN TO A DEALERSHIP - NO SERVICE AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN OPERATIONAL, AND WAS DRIVEN 60 MILES HOME. VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN 25 MILES TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED) - NO DIAGNOSTIC CHECK/REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AS YET. *AK [XXX] UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)